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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what belief system does the translator note the term "Monsters and Demons" is derived in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Islam.

2. What word from Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV" means having mixed feelings about something or someone?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Reticent.
(d) Affluent.

3. What does Captain Shi Qiang tell Wang he believes someone is working behind the scenes to accomplish in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) To undermine the government.
(b) To cause a world war.
(c) To ruin scientific research.
(d) To accelerate scientific research.

4. How long does Mozi predict the coming Stable Era to last in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Several eons.

5. What did Ye Wenjie study in college?
(a) Astrophysics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Chinese history.
(d) Chinese literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the computer systems called that Ye Wenjie uses to keep an eye on enemy spacecraft and operations in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?

2. What scientific paper is presented to Ye Wenjie as one that she wrote in 1966 in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

3. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 1, "The Madness Years": "Their red flags fluttered restlessly around the brigade building like flames yearning for firewood"?

4. Who is the female military representative from the Intermediate People's Court that visits Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

5. What field studies celestial objects at radio frequencies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What setting is described when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

2. Where is Ye Wenjie taken by helicopter in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"? Why?

3. Where does Ye Wenjie go after her father's death? Why?

4. Why does Ye Wenjie arrange for Wang to meet Sha Ruishan in Chapter 8, “Ye Wenjie”?

5. When did the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution take place? Why is it important in The Three-Body Problem?

6. What subjects does Ye Wenjie study in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"? Why?

7. Why does Wang Miao visit Ye Wenjie's home in Chapter 8, “Ye Wenjie”?

8. Who is Shao Lin and what is revealed about her character in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

9. What happens when the Stable Era begins in the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

10. What is the significance of the literary allusions to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in the novel?

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